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专八词汇日日更
Just for Fun
片段讲解秀
from:《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》
Day Five
白云飞到此一游~
大家好!嘻嘻嘻嘻,这期迟了。。。。我自罚三杯,君且尽兴。
atrocity
when someone does something extremely violent and shocking
残暴,暴行
e.g. These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity. 这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
intersperse
to mix one thing in with another in a way that is not regular
散布,点缀
e.g. Intersperse exclamation marks in the text. 在文章中加进一些感叹号。
gourmand
a person who enjoys eating large amounts of food
吃货
e.g. He was long famed as a gourmand and heavy smoker and drinker. 长期以来,他一直以嗜好美食和烟酒闻名。
chicanery
clever , dishonest talk or behaviour which is used to deceive people
欺诈,欺骗
e.g. Why do you give me so much chicanery as an explanation? 你为什么给我那么多狡辩的解释?
abstemious
not taking too much food or drink; not self-indulgent;moderate
有节制的,节约的
e.g. Mr. Hall was naturally an abstemious man indifferent to luxury. 霍尔先生天生是个饮食有度,不爱奢侈的人。
strew
to spread things untidily over a surface , or to be spread untidily over a surface
撒,使...散落; 散落于
e.g. Their custom is to strew flowers over the graves. 他们的风俗是在坟墓上撒花。
apocalyptic
showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world , or extremely bad future events
adj.预示灾祸的
e.g. Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic. 海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。
caterpillar
a small , long animal with many legs , which feeds on the leaves of plants , and develops into a butterfly or moth
n.毛虫,蝴蝶的幼虫
e.g. A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly. 毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。
credence
the belief that something is true
n.信用,祭器台,供桌,凭证
e.g. Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander. 警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。
baton
a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians ) to show the speed of the music
n.乐队用指挥杖
e.g. The conductor waved his baton, and the band started up. 指挥挥动指挥棒,乐队开始演奏起来。
好吧,今天的十个单词就是这样了。
那么,我走啦